I have a batch file that FTPs a text file from a server to the user's PC. However sometimes the file is needed to be FTPed more than once a day. When we attempt to FTP it again, since there is a file with the same name already in that directory we get the following: A duplicate file name exists, or the file cannot be found. Press any key to continue . . . How can I tell the batch file to add one digit to the end of the file name so that we don't have this duplicate issue. For example: 09-20-07file1.txt 09-20-07file2.txt 09-20-07file3.txt ...etc. That is a simplified example; in reality the file names would look more like this: audit.dump.%dumpdate%.LK%dumptid%001.txt audit.dump.%dumpdate%.LK%dumptid%002.txt audit.dump.%dumpdate%.LK%dumptid%003.txt ...etc. Here is the part of the code that is relevant: ~ :LOOP1 Echo Enter the TID (xxxxxx) for the Audit Dump. Echo. Set /P dumptid= ^> Echo. Echo Enter the Date (yy-mm-dd) for the Audit Dump. Echo. Set /P dumpdate= ^> Echo. Echo. Echo The Audit Dump's TID and Date that you entered are %dumptid% and %dumpdate%. Echo Press Y or y and then ENTER if correct or press ENTER to retry. Echo. Set /P answ= ^> Echo. Echo. Echo. If /I not "%answ%."=="Y." GoTo :LOOP1 cd c:\ftp_temp > latest.ftp.request.txt echo o %qastratusip% >> latest.ftp.request.txt echo %qastratususername% >> latest.ftp.request.txt echo %qastratuspassword% >> latest.ftp.request.txt echo bin >> latest.ftp.request.txt echo cd audit_dumps >> latest.ftp.request.txt echo get %dumptid%.%dumpdate%.prt >> latest.ftp.request.txt echo bye ftp -s:latest.ftp.request.txt REM *****************Start of Last FTP Request Time Stamp*************** echo @prompt set date=$d$_set time=$t$h$h$h > {a}.bat %comspec% /e:2048 /c {a}.bat > {b}.bat for %%v in ({b}.bat del) do call %%v {?}.bat echo %date% %time% >> latest.ftp.request.txt REM *****************End of Last FTP Request Time Stamp***************** rename %dumptid%.%dumpdate%.prt audit.dump.%dumpdate%.LK%dumptid%.txt Set dumptid= Set dumpdate= Set answ= Pause goto start ~ Thanks, REMGU

You could do a GET to download the file first, then check if the filenames are the same. If they are, then append a number with this: for /l %%n in (1,1,99) do ( rename downloaded_file downloaded_file%%n ) Then, PUT the new file. There's probably a better way to do it though , so I'll mess around with it. "Computer security." — Oxymoron

There are several ways of discovering ;ast used suffix. Am correct in thinkiing all the files of interest have the extension txt? ===================================== If at first you don't succeed, you're about average. M2

Hi M2, you actually helped me out with the original batch file. Yes, the file FTP'ed is converted from a .prt to a .txt. Thanks, REMGU

I got the zip. II won't get to work on iit until tomorrow. ===================================== If at first you don't succeed, you're about average. M2

Thanks I appreciate it. Thanks, REMGU

I'm lost. I think I've mixed two threads. ===================================== If at first you don't succeed, you're about average. M2